The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-04
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fisd with promotion at this time.
Howard Bat, General, we are OF
the close Of campaign which consti-
tutts part of the grandset record OF
the war. Unjust confess l dilike TO
resign just upon the eve of marching
in review before the President at
Washington.
Sherman-P shaw! You are Chris
tisn, Howard, you can afford to make
this sacrifice for Logan. What good
will it do you to ride through Wash
ineton, when you zee how N lch hap
piness you can confer on Logan by al
lowing him TO ride a. the head Of your
c5mmand.
HowaId-Well, General, I'lltell you
what I'll do. II you will permit ms
TO ride through Washington with you,
I'll yisd my place TO Logan.
With that understanding Gen. Lo'
gan was placed in command OF tbs
Army of the Tennessee OH its home
ward march to and through Washing
ton. The foregoing conversation Is
vouched for by An ex.officer.
Gen. Logan was always fond OF out
door sports. He was an admirable
horseman and swordsman, and knew
how to handle rife. But he was the
last man to brsg of his strength OF
skill. While down at the Hot Springs
of Arkansas, q few years ago, trying to
throw of a particularly severe attack
Of rheumatism, he astopiahed the pis-
tol experts OF that pistoling country.
On one occasion a dozen young men
were shooting from the piazza OF the
generals hotel at bottle laid in the
brosd crotch Of distant tree. The
bottle was round. Unlsas it was hit
plumply in the center il spun round
and round like a top. Tho young men
were good shote, but now and thea
they would Mrs the somewhat diff
cult marx. Then the invalid Senator
would chat them. The young men
finally became ifrifated and asked the
General if he could improve on their
skill. After G little more cbaffi1g,
the General said: "I'll tel you fellows
what III do. There are twelve of you,
but Ill promise each Cf you box
of cigars every time you hit the bottle
il you'll promise a box every time l
hit it,"
The boys accepted the proposition
instantly.
"I'll shoot first, and if hit I'm to
shoot agein and seain until miss"
They had no objection, 30 the Gen
eral fred twelve consecutive shots,
each time breaking a different bc tile,
while the young mems eyee opened
wider and wider.
$40 you want any more?" ne asked,
after the twelfth shot.
"No," said the young men hastily,
81 guess not"
"You can send those twelve boxes
OF cigars to my room, whenever you
are ready, gentlemen" ssid the Gen
eral, as ne loungsd away. "Some day,
when have more leisure, l will give
you an hours instruction in target
shooting"
But the boys never held him to his
promise. They paid their bets, how
ever.
1t is not generally known that the
late Senator Logan was play wright.
He always had passion for anna
tsul theatricsls, and frequently took
part in private dramatic entertain
ments. In 1875, while be was suffer
ing from an attack of the disease from
which he died, he wrote o play Cd
titled The Adgentttres OF Congressnen
After he recovered it was produced
at hi4 boarding house, himself taking
the chief character, while ia the cast
were Mrs. Dr.. Woodwo th, the wife Of
the supervising surgeon OF the Ma.
rins Hospital service, and Mr. Wins
low, for neIly president of the Scandi-
nsvian Nstior al Bank pf Chicago. The
SUCCESS OF the play encouraged him to
a second attempt, and he produced
another little drama Of srmy life,
which hes been presented by the
Grand Army posts here in Washing
ton and elsewhere.
Some remarks about Mrs. Logon, who
has been such a powerful fector in
the SeoA,oI's career, may not be ont Of
place here. She frat saw the light in
a primitive hewed log house one story
high, with one room in front and an l.
room, with passage between. This
humble abode was situated in small
village then called Petersburg, 6ftsen
miles north Of Columbus, Mo, upon
the south bank of Silver's Fork Greek.
Long years ago, the village, passed from
existence, aud only few piles Of brick
remain 10 mark where it once stood.
Her father was q Mr.. John M. Gun
bingham, who kept dry goods store,
aud her mother q Miss Elz4beth Fon-
tsine, Of distinguished family OF that
name, which had arrived in Louisiana
during the French OCCUPANCY Of that
country and had thence jOurneyed up
the Miss asippi river and settled in
Missouri. When Mary s. Gun
ningham, now Mrs. Logan, was
l year old, her parents moved to
Marion, ILL.,. and her father led COM
pany of Illinois volunteers through
The Mexican war. After his return
he held eeverll important Offices in
hls county. Mary was now up in the
teens and du'ing the last few years
had been attending school in Marion,
but being possessed of moro than an
ordinary mind her parents were de-
termined to send her where her m en-
tai powers should be fully developed,
and accordingly Mary was sent to the
convent at st. Vincent, KY, at which
institution she received frat class
education. After leaving st. Vincent
she returned to Marion. There was
in that place at this time a young at.
torney by the name OF john A. Logan
who had but recently located there.
Capt. Cunningham being a popular
politician the two were more or less
thrown together and how it came
about is not stated, but at any rate
the young attorney and the Captains
daughter, Miss Mary s., were In due
course of time married. She wes only
10 years old at the time, BLAND.
"IT has more than realized my ex-
pec'at'ons," says Prof. Dundan Camp
bell, MD, LID, president Royal